Hauntingly beautiful forests and bushland of Australia are the settings for this romantic adventure of forbidden love, tragedy and jealousy across generations still haunted by memories of passion and betrayal. The wealthy and powerful Lancasters own diamond mines in the breathtaking Kimberley Ranges. Katrina, their beautiful daughter, has a choice of men. Ryan Curtis, facing the challenges of growing older and leaving his boyhood town, is one such beau. But there is something special about the young man - Mundego - and his incredible ability with horses, nature and the spiritual world that has captivated her, attracting her with a raw passion like a diamond glinting in the sunlight. Country secrets, bonds of true friendship, the joy and healing power of horses, the power of the spiritual world, where all time is eternally present, both the present and the past with a dramatic climax. Graphic and emotional, the story strips away the torn and tattered bark of a seemingly tranquil rural town grappling with the dark secrets of its past. A catharsis in the pines where dark birds are uncaged and set free. For most, time will see them vanish. Love and friendship proves to be the unifying thread."